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A Peek Inside The 2018 Mustang’s Gen 3 Coyote Engine
http://www.enginelabs.com/news/a-peek-inside-the-2018-mustangs-gen-3-coyote-engine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-peek-inside-the-2018-mustangs-gen-3-coyote-engine

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“The car’s 5.0-liter V8 now features dual-fuel, high-pressure direct injection and low-pressure port fuel injection technology for increased power and efficiency,” Ford said when the engine performance stats were*revealed. “..........

Gen 3*cams are still controlled by the same Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing strategy as the Gen 2 versions on the intake side. The exhaust side, however, utilizes a completely new strategy...................

It uses Charge Motion Control Valves like the Gen 2 intake to promote better low-end horsepower without sacrificing that top-end speed..............

...........Adding direct injection into the mix cools the incoming air charge and allows for an increase in ignition timing, which enables the uptick in compression to a whopping 12:1, which used to be the realm of race cars and race gas. In this application, the dual-fuel system not only improves economy, but also plays a role in lifting peak torque by 20 lb-ft to 420.

So now we know a little bit more about how the 2018 Mustang puts down that Porsche-pummeling power.

Sounds like two engines in one for many of the key systems.

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Speaking of which, the 2018 Mustang – as you might expect – features an all-new PCM with the processing muscle and software necessary to rein in the complex combination of direct and port injection feeding the Gen 3 Coyote. It also takes in data from four knock sensors (up from two), which is said to allow for more precise cylinder-to-cylinder spark control for optimized performance.

I wonder how many computers are on board, did they squeeze this all into one PCM?

I was curious about the location of the PCM.
https://www.americanmuscle.com/computercode.html
http://lib.americanmuscle.com/files/...location-1.jpg

A few custom shops fitted the earlier version of this engine into 1966-1977 Ford Broncos..............asking big bucks, wasn't easy.......many other systems had to be disabled.